Hog greaser



arch 8, 1938.

Original Filed Aug. 20, 1955 F. A. PARKHOUSE 23162516 HOG GREASER 2Sheets-Sheet l Invenlbr fla/mew Fak/rowe ZJWBW 3938- F. A. PARKHOUSE HOGGREASER Original Filed Augj 20, 1955 2 Sheets-Shem 2 A llomey O O O O OO O O O O O O O Patented Mar. 8, 1938 i ITED;15

HOG GREASER Frances A. Parkhouse, Maquoketa, Iowa Application August 20,1935, Serial No. 37,055 Renewed September 18, 1937 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in hoggreasers and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying a novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts through the medium ofwhich a vermin exterminating substance will be automatically applied tothe animal when said animal rubs against the device.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a hoggreaser of the type including a post supported container for thereception of a vermin exterminating medium, together with novel meansfor mounting said container on the post for universal swinging movement.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a hog greaser of thecharacter described which will be comparatively simple in construction,

strong, durable, highly eflicient and reliable in use, compact and whichmay be manufactured and installed at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a hog greaser constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the lower portion of the devicewith parts broken away.

1 Figure 3 is a View in side elevation of the invention on a plane atright angles to Figure 1 and with parts broken away.

Figure 4 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on theline 4-4 of Figure 1.

40 Figure 5 is a top plan View of the invention.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a postI 'Which is to be firmly anchored in the ground 2.

45 The post I is adapted to support in elevated position relative to theground 2 a circumferentially corrugated cylindrical container 3 ofsuitable material, preferably metal. The container 3 encircles the postI and has formed therein a plural- 50 ity of openings or perforations 4.It may be well to here state that the container 3 is for the receptionof a suitable vermin exterminating medium, such as petroleum grease, andthe perforations 4 are for the discharge of said medium onto the 55animal. The container 3 is open at both ends and it will also be notedthat certain of the perforations 4 are in the valleys defined by thecircumferential corrugations of said container.

The container 3 is mounted for universal swinging movement on the post Ithrough the medium 5 of a pin or rod 5 which is mounted diametrically inthe upper or top portion of said container. The supporting rod 5 passesthrough an opening 6 which is provided therefor in the upper end portionof the supporting post I. Attention is here 10 invited to the fact thatthe opening 6 is of materially greater diameter than the rod 5 forpermitting said rod to swing in a vertical plane.

The container 3 is closed, at its bottom, through the medium of aflexible fabric cone I, said cone l5 1 being preferably of canvas. Thelower portion of the flexible cone 1 is turned or folded upwardly aroundthe lower end portion of the container 3 and secured thereto by a clamp8 in the form of a split ring, the turned up portion of said cone 1 20being designated by the reference numeral 9. The top of the cone 1 issecured firmly to the post I by a clamp II] which is also preferably inthe form of a split ring.

Briefly, the operation of the device is as follows: 25

The exterminating medium, such as petroleum grease, is placed in thecontainer 3 through the open top thereof and gravitates to the lowerportion of said container around the flexible cone 7. The container 3 isnormally substantially concen- 30 trio with the post I. However, when ahog rubs against the lower portion of the container 3 said container isswung on the post I in a manner to eject the exterminating mediumthrough the openings or perforations 4 onto the animals hide. Thecontainer 3 may be expeditiously removed from the post I when desired bysimply removing the rod 5 and the clamp 8. It will be noted that the rod5 is in the form of an elongated, headed bolt having a nut threaded onone end thereof. Should dirt or other foreign matter be worked into thedevice, it settles to the bottom and can be easily removed by simplyopening the clamp 8 in a manner to permit the turned up portion 9 of thecone 1 to be lowered, after which said dust or other foreign matter maybe conveniently scraped out of the bottom of the container 3. It willthus be seen that it is not necessary to remove the device from thesupporting post to accomplish the cleaning operation. It is believedthat the many advantages of a hog greaser constructed in accordance withthe present invention will be readily understood, and although apreferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described,it is to be the discharge of said medium, certain of the pet'- forationsbeing between the corrugations, a flexible cone secured at one end,around the post at an intermediate point in the container, the other endportion of the flexible cone being turned up around the lower portion ofthe container, and a clamp engaged between certain of the corrugationsfor securing the turned up end portion of the cone around the container.

FRANCES A. PARKHOUSE.

